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Terms related to medical laws.

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catchment area   provide comprehensive mental health services for all residents within a certain geographical area  
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Deinstitutionalization   The release of large numbers on mentally ill persons into the community  
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demonical exorcism   religious ceremonies in which the patients were physically punished to drive away the evil possessing spirits  
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electroconvulsive therapy   Passing electricity through the patient's head  
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health-illness continuum   Behaviors relating to health exist over a broad spectrum  
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humoral theory of disease   (blank)  
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lobotomy   Severs the frontal loves of the brain from the thalamus  
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lunacy   disorder caused by a lunar body  
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mental health   ability to cope with and adjust to the recurrent stresses of living in an acceptable way  
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mental illness (disorder)   Disturbance in one's ability to cope effectively  
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psychotherapeutic drugs   chemicals that effect the mind  
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advocacy   critical concept of case management providing the client with the info to make certain decisions  
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case management   Holistic system of interventions designed to support the transition of mentally ill clients into the community  
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Community mental health centers   CMHC - includes crisis intervention, individual and family counseling, and mental health education  
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community support systems model   (CSS) views individuals with basic himan needs, ambitions, and rights--Create a support system that fosters individual growth and movement towards independence throught the use of coordinated services  
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consultation   Process in which the assistance of a specialist is sought to help to identigy ways in which to cope effectively with client problems  
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crisis intervention   short-term, active therapy that focuses on solving the immediate problem and restoring the client's previous level of functioning  
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Health maintenance organizations (HMO)   deliver health care to enrolled clients who pay a fixed, prenegotiated price  
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holoistic concept of care   help clients develop strategies to achieve harmony within themselves and with others, nature and the world  
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homelessness   lack of a regular and adequate nighttime dwelling  
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inpatient psychiatric care   remain in institute for 24 hours a day - depends on illness, level of dysfunction, level of client cooperation, clients ability to pay  
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involuntary admission   process of institutionalization initiated by someone other than the client  
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multidisciplinary mental health care team   Team approach to treating mental illness to provide effective client care  
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outpatient mental health care   a facility that provides services to people with mental problems within their home environments  
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preferred provider organizations (PPO)   established to help curtail the rapidly growing increases in health care costs  
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psychosocial rehabilitation   Services to help clients learn the skills needed to carry out activities of daily living  
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recidivism   relapse of a symptom, disease, or behavior  
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resource linkage   process of matching clients needs with the most appropriate community services  
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therapeutic environment   based on concept that every interaction within the client's environment had therapuetic potential  
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Third party payments   medical costs were covered by a "third-party"--insurance co, or state or federal government  
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voluntary admission   clients originates the request for mental health services  
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belief   conviction that is intellectually accepted as true, whether it is based in fact  
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value   something that is held dear, a feeling about the worth of an item, idea, or behavior  
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morals   reflect on'e attitudes, beliefs, and values and define right or wrong behavior  
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values clarification   Step-by-step process that encourages one to identify significant values  
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Right   descibed as a power, privilege, or existence to which one has a just claim  
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1972 Patient's Bill of Rights   states all clients have the rights to respectful care, privacy, confidentiality, continuity of care, and relevent info. Addresses clients' rights to examine their bills, refuse tx and participate in research  
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Ethics   set of rules or values that govern right behavior  
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Autonomy   right of people to act for themselves and make personal choices, including refusal of tx  
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informed consent   promotes client autonomy by providing relevant info and choice for the client  
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Beneficence   actively do good  
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nonmaleficence   Do no harm  
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Confidentiality   duty to respect private info  
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Fidelity   obligation to keep your word  
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veracity   duty to tell the truth  
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Justice   Implies that all clients are treated equally, fairly, and respectfully  
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Ethical dilemmas   exist when there is uncertainty or disagreement about the moral principles that endorse different courses of action  
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Laws   are the controls by which a society governs itself  
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Criminal law   division of public law that is of importance to caregivers  
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Felonies   serious crimes, punishable by death or imprisonment  
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Misdemeanors   Less serious - fines to imprisonment less that one year  
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Civil law   private law  
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Contract law   deals with agreements between individuals or institutions--written or implied  
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Tort law   relates in individuals rights and includes the need to compensate a person for a wrong  
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Professional (nurse) practice acts   defines the limits and scope of nursing practive through a series of regulations  
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Standards of practice   (blank)  
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involuntary commitments   admissions that occur against a client's will  
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controlled substances   narcs, stimulants, depressants, hallucinogens, and some tranquilizers  
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Fraud   giving of false info with the knowlegde that action will be taken based on the info  
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Defamation   false communication that results in harm  
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libel   written defamation  
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slander   verbal defamation  
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assault   threatens a client  
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battery   touching occurs without the clients permission  
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invasion of privacy   occurs when a client's space, body or belongings are violated  
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false imprisonment   detaining a competent person against his or her will  
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negligence   omission of an act that a resonable and prudent person would (or would not) do  
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malpractice   applies to professionals and is defined as a failure to exercise and accepted degree of professional skill that results in injury, loss, or damage  
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elopement   a client runs away from the institution  
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duty to warn   duty to protect potential victims from possible harm by a client  
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reasonable and prudent care provider   law judges professional actions by asking  
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Rice   biological term that describes a group of individuals who share physical characteristics that are distinct.  
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Ethnicity   social term associated with the socialization patterns, customs, and cultural habits of a particular group  
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Culture   total way of life  
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spirituality   belief in power greater than any human being  
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religion   relates to a defined, organized, and practiced system of worship  
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Norms   established rules of conduct that define which behaviors are encouraged, accepted, tolerated, and forbidden within culture  
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role   expected pattern of behaviors associated with a certain position, status, or gender  
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stereotype   oversimplified mental picture of a cultural group  
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prejudice   extreme form of negative stereotyping  
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disease   condition in which a physical dysfunction exists  
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illness   state of social, emotional, intellectual dysfunction  
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territoriality   need to gain contril over an area of space and claim it for oneself  
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nuclear family   unit consisting of a father, mother, and one or more child  
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extended family   aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins, or godparents  
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gender roles   expected behavioral patterns based on sex  
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cultural competence   seeks to deliver appropriate client care based on a knowledge of the clients culture  
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refugee   person who, because of war or persecution, flees from his or her home or country and seeks refuge elsewhere  
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